Following the devastating 2012 fire season, Governor Gary Herbert charged Agriculture Commissioner Blackham with the task of developing a cooperative strategy to reduce the size, intensity and frequency of catastrophic fires in Utah. A Central Steering Committee comprised of the leaders of Utah’s federal, state and local land management agencies devised a strategy to answer the Governor’s charge.

The committee continues to meet.  Its phase I final report is offered here.

Click here for the PDF file of the final report

Click here for the appendices which include:
1. Working group participants
2. Complete regional projects
3. Fires in Utah; the current situation and existing resources

Supporting Documents for SW Region #6:
Barriers
Biomass CRS 2011
Data on biomass markets 
Federal Preparedness Proposal
Hazardous Fuels Reduction Implementation Staffing
NEPA Barriers
Planning Barriers
Smoke Management Barriers

Projects:
Beaver Catastrophic WildFire Project
Garfield Catastrophic Wildfire Project
Iron Catastrophic Wildfire Project
Kane Catastrophic Wildfire Project
Kane Catastrophic Wildfire Spreadsheet
State Suppression Proposal
Washington Catastrophic Wildfire Project